Drapery hanger



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Patented July 23, 1929.

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ROBERT 1). 1V. VROOIE, OF VJ'ALLINGFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO H. L. JUDIDJ COMPANY, INC, OF WALLINGFORD, CONNECTICUT, A CQEPORATION F DELAXVARE.

DEAIEERY HANGER.

Application filed. February 21, 1927. Serial No. 169,685.

My invention relates to a drapery hanger particularly, though not exclusively, adapted for use with the curtain ring illust'ated in Edsall Patent, 996,221", June 27, 19l1.

It the general object of the invention to provide a novel and simple Form of readily attachable and detachable drapery hanger plate for supporting a drapery or the like from a curtain ring.

In the drawings which show, for illustratrative purposes only, a preferred term of the invention Fig. l is a perspective view of a curtain ring illustrating an improved form of drapery hanger Fig. 2 is a fragmentary, sectional view through one side of Fig. 1.

As more fully set forth in the Edsall patent above mentioned, the curtain ring includes side arms 5 5 which may be secured together at the bottom. A bridging bar 6 extends between the arms 5 and may carry rollers 7-7 tor supportingthe curtain ring upon a curtain pole. ln the present disclosure, the bridging bar (5 is riveted to the side rms 55, and the ends extend. outwardly beyond the sides of the arms as indicated at 8 to form supporting shoulders. The side arms extend upwardly beyond the bridging bar 6 and constitute tree end projections 9. It the draperies be secured directly to the side arms 55 as by stitching or 'othe1'-. wise, it is rather troublesome to remove and replace the draperies without first removing the rings from the curtain pole.

My present invention relates to a drapery hanger plate, which may be secured to the draperies and the plates then very readily attached to or detached from the curtain rings. This is a particularly advantageous construction in that the draperyh anger plates and attached draperies may he readily removed l'for cleaning or other purposes.

In the form shown, I employ a drapery hanger plate 10, which is preferably a substantially flat plate of relatively thin sheet metal. The plate is provided with suitable means such as apertures 1111 for stitching a drapery thereto. The drapery hanger plate is provided with retaining means tor securing the same on the curtain ring. In the particular embodiment shown, each plate is slitted as indicated at 1212, and the metal between the slits bent up and then angularly inwardly so as to provide a pair of retaining flanges 1313. These flanges form in eliect a pocket which may receive the upstanding free end 9 on either side arm 5. if desired, the flange means 13 may serve as a downward stop for the drapery hanger plate by simply abut-ting against the iuturned portion 14 on the side arm 5, but I prefer to provide other means for supporting the hanger plate against downward movement. In the form shown, the projecting end 8 (it the bridging bar 6 engages a suitable abutment on the drapery hanger plate and, in the form shown this abutment may be formed by simply punching a vertical slot 15 in the plate 10, and the upper edge-of the slot may then rest upon the extended end 8 ot' the bridging bar and thus support the drapery hanger plate and attached drapery. This is an advantageous construction in that the drapery plate is sup ported. from the bridging bar directly, and the side arms in that case serve merely as a positioning means.

lVhen it is desired to remove the draperies, it is only necessary to slide the, drapery hanger plate 10 upwardly so as to disengage the upstanding end 9 of the side arm from the pocket formed by the flanges 13. In those cases in which it would be inconvenient, to

raise the drapery hanger plates to the extent just indicated, it is still possible to remove the drapery hanger plates by raising the latter until the upper end of the arm extension 9 is below the upper slit 12in the hanger plate, after which the lower end of the hanger platemay be tilted outwardly and the plate then bodily raised so as to disengage the plate from the tree arm 9.

Due to the fact that the arm 5 as well as the hanger plate 10, is substantially fiat, the hanger plate will lie substantially fiat along the arm. The form of pocket construction :t'ormed by the retaining flanges 13 further serves to hold the plates fiat against the arm and permits the drapery to hang in a smooth even fashion.

' While the invention has been described in some detail, I do not wish to be strictly limited to the torm shown since changes may be made within the scope oi the invention as defined in the appended claims.

I claim: v 1. In a device of the character described, a frame to be movably supported on a curtain rod, said frame having tWo substantially flat side bars, a bridging member connecting the upper portions of said bars, a portion of said bridging member extending outside of said bar to form a supporting shoulder, said side bars extending upwardly beyond said bridging bar a hanger plate provided with retaining means to slidably embrace the upwardly extending portion of said side bar whereby said hanger plate may be slid down over said upwardly projecting end of said side bar and be retained thereon substantially fiat against said upwardly extending end,

said plate having an elongated vertical slot to receive said supporting shoulder.

2. In a device of the character described,

two side members having a bridging bar.

therebetween, one end of said bridgingbar extending outside of said arm to form a supporting shoulder an upstanding end on one of said side members, a drapery hanger plate having means for slidably fitting said up: standing end on said side bar, said plate having abutment means for engaging the supporting shoulder of said bridging bar.

ROBERT D. W. VROOM. 

